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Zhukovsky (surname)
Zhukovsky or Zhukovski (russian: Жуковский, uk, Жуковський, be, Жукоўскі) is an East Slavic masculine surname. Its feminine counterpart is Zhukovskaya (Russian) or Zhukovska (Ukrainian). It originates from the noun ''zhuk'', which means ''beetle'' and is used as slang for a person with dark hair. Notable people with the surname include: * Alexandra Zhukovskaya (1842–1899), Russian noble and lady in waiting * Aleksey Belevsky-Zhukovsky (1871–1931), Russian nobleman * Denis Zhukovskiy (born 1980), Russian football player * Nikolay Zhukovsky (revolutionary) (1833–1895), Russian revolutionary * Nikolay Zhukovsky (scientist) (1847–1921), Russian scientist * Stanislav Zhukovsky (1875–1944), Polish-Russian impressionist painter * Valentin Zhukovski (1858–1918), Russian orientalist * Valery Zhukowski (born 1984), Belarusian footballer * Vasily Zhukovsky Vasily Andreyevich Zhukovsky (russian: Василий Андреевич Жуковски ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alexandra Zhukovskaya
Alexandra Vasilievna Zhukovskaya (11 November 1842 in Düsseldorf – 26 August 1899 in Wendischbora, Germany), was a Russian noble and lady in waiting. Life She was the daughter of Vasily Andreyevich Zhukovsky and Elizabeth von Reutern. Her father was the illegitimate son of a landowner named Afanasi Bunin and his Turkish housekeeper Salkha. She was made lady-in-waiting at the Russian Imperial court. At the age of twenty, Grand Duke Alexei Alexandrovich, the 4th son of Alexander II, according to the generally accepted opinion, secretly married Zhukovskaya (there is no exact information when and where: according to some sources in Italy, according to others – 9/21 September 1868 in Russian Orthodox Church in Geneva), but the marriage was not approved by the emperor and dissolved by the Synod, since Alexandra was no match for him. According to other sources, the relationship between Alexandra Vasilyevna and the Grand Duke remained only an extramarital affair (although in le ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aleksey Belevsky-Zhukovsky
Count Alexei Alexeevich Belevsky-Zhukovsky (russian: Алексей Алексеевич Белёвский-Жуковский; 26 November 1871, Schloß Blühnbach, Salzburg – c. 1931 Caucasus) was the son of Grand Duke Alexei Alexandrovich of Russia and Alexandra Zhukovskaya, Alexandra Vasilievna, Baroness Seggiano. He was also, being the son of Grand Duke Alexei, a grandson of Alexander II of Russia. Birth Alexei Alexeevich was born to Grand Duke Alexei Alexandrovich of Russia, the son of Czar Alexander II of Russia, and Alexandra Zhukovskaya, Alexandra Vasilievna Zhukovskaya. His maternal grandfather was the poet Vasily Zhukovsky, who was the illegitimate son of a landowner named Afanasi Bunin and his Turkish people, Turkish housekeeper Salkha. Controversy It is still rumoured that Alexei's parents married, however that has never been proven. But even if they were married, the marriage was morganatic, because Alexandra was born a "commoner," and not of a royal or formerly ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Denis Zhukovskiy
Denis Yuryevich Zhukovskiy (russian: Денис Юрьевич Жуковский; born 19 July 1980) is a former Russian professional football player. Club career A product of FC Yelets' youth system, Zhukovskiy began his professional career playing for the club in the Russian Second Division before joining local rivals FC Metallurg Lipetsk where he played in the Russian Football National League and Russian Second Division. Honours * Russian Second Division The Russian Second League (russian: Первенство России II дивизиона ФНЛ), formerly Russian Professional Football League is the third level of Russian professional football (soccer), football. History In 1998–2010, it ... Zone Center top scorer: 2007 (17 goals). References External links * 1980 births People from Yelets Living people Russian footballers Association football forwards FC Metallurg Lipetsk players FC Salyut Belgorod players FC Fakel Voronezh players FC Sokol Sara ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nikolay Zhukovsky (revolutionary)
Nikolay Ivanovich Zhukovsky (russian: Николай Иванович Жуковский; ( in Ufa – ) was a Russian revolutionary and narodnik, a follower of Mikhail Bakunin; he was born in Ufa and died in Geneva Geneva ( ; french: Genève ) frp, Genèva ; german: link=no, Genf ; it, Ginevra ; rm, Genevra is the List of cities in Switzerland, second-most populous city in Switzerland (after Zürich) and the most populous city of Romandy, the French-speaki .... References {{DEFAULTSORT:Zhukovsky, Nikolay Ivanovich 1833 births 1895 deaths Politicians from Ufa Russian revolutionaries Imperial Moscow University alumni ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nikolay Zhukovsky (scientist)
Nikolay Yegorovich Zhukovsky ( rus, Никола́й Его́рович Жуко́вский, p=ʐʊˈkofskʲɪj; – March 17, 1921) was a Russian scientist, mathematician and engineer, and a founding father of modern aero- and hydrodynamics. Whereas contemporary scientists scoffed at the idea of human flight, Zhukovsky was the first to undertake the study of airflow. He is often called the ''Father of Russian Aviation''. The Joukowsky transform is named after him, while the fundamental aerodynamical theorem, the Kutta–Joukowski theorem, is named after both him and German mathematician Martin Kutta. Life Zhukovsky was born in the village of Orekhovo, Vladimir Governorate, Russian Empire. In 1868, he graduated from Moscow University where he studied under August Davidov. From 1872, he was a professor at the Imperial Technical School. In 1904, he established the world's first Aerodynamic Institute in Kachino near Moscow. He was influenced by both Ernst Mach and his son ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stanislav Zhukovsky
Stanislav Yulianovich Zhukovsky ( Polish: Stanisław Żukowski, russian: Станислав Юлианович Жуковский) (1873–1944) was a Polish-Russian painter, and a member of Mir iskusstva. Life Zhukovsky was born in Yendrikhovtsy (Jędrzychowice), Grodno Province. He was a student of Isaac Levitan and a graduate of the Moscow School of Painting. Zhukovsky became a celebrated landscapist working in a unique style which projected impressionistic methods and skills as well as his interpretation of the tradition of the Russian realist school. He established his own art studio in Moscow where he mentored students, including later to become a celebrated avantgardist Liubov Popova and a young Vladimir Mayakovsky who was then working as a poster artist. As a painter, Zhukovsky left a legacy from capturing Russian landscapes and pre-revolutionary sites and the interior of Russian estate houses. His social predisposition left him skeptical of the Bolshevik revolution ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Valentin Zhukovski
Photography Valentin Alekseevich Zhukovski (May 6, 1858 – January 17, 1918) (Russian: Жуковский, Валентин Алексеевич) was a famous Russian orientalist, who wrote many books and articles on the subject. His research of Persian literature, history, grammar, particularly the Qajar era Qajar Iran (), also referred to as Qajar Persia, the Qajar Empire, '. Sublime State of Persia, officially the Sublime State of Iran ( fa, دولت علیّه ایران ') and also known then as the Guarded Domains of Iran ( fa, ممالک م ... was a seminal work. Sources * Russian orientalists 1858 births 1918 deaths {{Russia-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Valery Zhukowski
Valery Frantsevich Zhukovsky ( be, Валерый Францавіч Жукоўскі; russian: Валерий Францевич Жуковский; born 21 May 1984) is a Belarusian professional football Football is a family of team sports that involve, to varying degrees, kicking a ball to score a goal. Unqualified, the word ''football'' normally means the form of football that is the most popular where the word is used. Sports commonly c ...er who plays for Neman Grodno. Honours Naftan Novopolotsk * Belarusian Cup winner: 2011–12 References External links * * 1984 births Living people People from Lida Sportspeople from Grodno Region Belarusian footballers Association football midfielders FC Lida players FC Belshina Bobruisk players FC Shakhtyor Soligorsk players FC Naftan Novopolotsk players FC Gomel players FC Dinamo Minsk players FC Neman Grodno players {{Belarus-footy-midfielder-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vasily Zhukovsky
Vasily Andreyevich Zhukovsky (russian: Василий Андреевич Жуковский, Vasiliy Andreyevich Zhukovskiy; – ) was the foremost Russian poet of the 1810s and a leading figure in Russian literature in the first half of the 19th century. He held a high position at the Romanov court as tutor to the Grand Duchess Alexandra Feodorovna and later to her son, the future Tsar-Liberator Alexander II. Zhukovsky is credited with introducing the Romantic Movement into Russia. The main body of his literary output consists of free translations covering an impressively wide range of poets, from ancients like Ferdowsi and Homer to his contemporaries Goethe, Schiller, Byron, and others. Many of his translations have become classics of Russian literature, regarded by some to be better written and more enduring in Russian than in their original languages. Life Zhukovsky was born in the village of Mishenskoe, in Tula Governorate, Russian Empire, the illegitimate son of a l ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vitaly Zhukovsky
Vitaly Zhukovsky ( be, Віталь Жукоўскі, Vital' Zhukowski; russian: Виталий Жуковский; born 17 May 1984) is a Belarus, Belarusian professional association football, football coach and a former player. Between 2010 and 2020, he worked as a head coach at FC Isloch Minsk Raion, Isloch Minsk Raion. In 2021 he was in charge of FC BATE Borisov, BATE Borisov. Career Zhukovsky's playing career was cut short in late 2002 by a serious injury sustained while playing for the FC BATE Borisov, BATE Borisov reserve squad. After spending several years outside football, in 2010 he joined FC Isloch Minsk Raion, Isloch Minsk Raion, which at the time was an amateur team playing in Minsk Oblast league. Eventually Zhukovsky led Isloch to a series of promotions, leading to their debut in Belarusian Premier League in 2016. References External links * Living people 1984 births Association football midfielders Belarusian footballers FC BATE Borisov players Belarus ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Žukauskas
Žukauskas is the masculine form of a Lithuanian family name. It is a Lithuanized form of a Polish counterpart: Żukowski or Russian counterpart: Zhukovsky. These derive from the Slavic word ''zhuk'' for " bug". Its feminine forms are: Žukauskienė (married woman or widow) and Žukauskaitė (unmarried woman). The surname may refer to: * Eurelijus Žukauskas, basketball player of Lithuanian national basketball team; *Mindaugas Žukauskas, basketball player of Lithuanian national basketball team; * Silvestras Žukauskas, general in the Russian army, and later in his native Lithuania, after it regained its independence in 1918; *Antanas Žukauskas Antanas Vienuolis (born Antanas Žukauskas; 7 April 1882 — 17 August 1957) was a Soviet and Lithuanian writer, dramatist and one of the most famous realistic prosaists. Biography Vienuolis was born on April 7, 1882, in Ažuožeriai, Any ..., Lithuanian writer, dramatist and one of the most famous realistic prosaists. * Ro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Żukowski
Zukowski or Żukowski (feminine: Żukowska; plural: Żukowscy) is a Polish surname. It is related to the following surnames in other languages: People * Anna Maria Żukowska (born 1983), Polish politician * Charles Zukowski (born 1959), American engineer * Christine Zukowski (born 1989), American figure skater * Feliks Żukowski (1904–1976), Polish actor * Jan Żukowski (born 1947), Polish sprint canoer * Krzysztof Żukowski (born 1985), Polish footballer * Marek Żukowski (born 1952), Polish theoretical physicist * Mateusz Żukowski (born 2001), Polish football player * Otton Mieczysław Żukowski (1867–1942), Polish composer * Robert K. Zukowski (1930–2015), American politician * Sharon Zukowski (1954–2015), American novelist * Wojciech Żukowski (born 1964), Polish politician See also * * * Rolf Zuckowski Rolf Zuckowski (born 12 May 1947) is a German singer-songwriter. He has written and composed music especially for children, but his songs are very po ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
